Emergency Station On Way

The FM radio station operated by the College of Du Page is set to become that county`s offical emergency public broadcast outlet on May 1.

The station will be available to county and municipal officials to broadcast information in the event of emergencies and disasters.

``If we`d had this arrangement during the devastating floods last August, our citizens would have been able to respond quicker,`` said Matthew Auriene, administrator of the county`s Emergency Services and Disaster Agency.

WDCB, a 5,000-watt radio station, is at the 90.9 FM frequency.

Auriene said he hoped Du Page residents would ``get in the habit of turning their FM radio dials to that station if disaster situations occur.``